The Osama Ferry

It took 15 hours to journey from Dakar to Zinguinchor (the largest city in the Casamance region) on a ferry boat. The boat left Dakar around 8 p.m., traveled through the night, and then arrived in Ziguinchor around 11 a.m. the next day.

We decided to rent a cabin that had beds, a bathroom, and individual lockers for storage. The boat was extremely nice - I was pleasantly surprised.

And, on the trip down, dolphins kept us entertained by jumping around and playing!

Casamance - Spring Break

Well, that brings me up-to-date. Yeah!

Last week was my Spring Break. I traveled down to the Casamance region (it is the southern part of Senegal, below the Gambia). I went with two of my Bungalow neighbors - Emily and Rachel.

Here are a few differences I noticed between the Casamance region and Dakar:

• It is cheaper
  
• The people are friendlier and less pushy with selling
• More greenery around
• It has a "small town feel"

The next posts will focus on my trip there. This picture is right before we caught the ferry to Casamance. A group of us grabbed some beers after school on the Friday.

Portugal 5 - The Edge of the World

...well, maybe just of western Europe.

On our day tour, we stopped at the most western point in Portugal/Europe.

Portugal 4 - Sintra and Beyond

Jenn and I went out of Lisbon on a day trip to a city called Sintra (and to some other places as well). Sintra is like a little city out of a fairy tale book - castles with turrets, beautiful gardens, lakes with swans...

It was a FREEEEZING, blustery day, but we were able to see more of the country.